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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_011.gif Arrah] ''Imperial Gazetteer''<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_011.gif Arrah] ''Imperial Gazetteer''<br> | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=zQ8oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA141 "Mofussil Stations: No X - Arrah"] page 141 ''The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany'', Volume 13, New Series January-April 1834. Google Books. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/twomonthsinarrah00hallrich/page/n7 ''Two Months in Arrah in 1857''] by John James Hall, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army, and late Assistant-Surgeon at the Civil Station of Arrah. 1860 Archive.org. A part of the [[Indian Mutiny]]. Includes a short account of life for the British in the Civil Station of Arrah prior to this period. | *[https://archive.org/details/twomonthsinarrah00hallrich/page/n7 ''Two Months in Arrah in 1857''] by John James Hall, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army, and late Assistant-Surgeon at the Civil Station of Arrah. 1860 Archive.org. A part of the [[Indian Mutiny]]. Includes a short account of life for the British in the Civil Station of Arrah prior to this period. | ||
Revision as of 08:01, 2 October 2020
| Arrah | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.559827°N 84.667483°E |
| Altitude: | 50 m (167 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ara |
| State/Province: | Bihar |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Arrah] |
Arrah was the headquarters of Shahabad District in Patna Division of Bengal during the British period, twenty-four miles from Dinapore.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ara
Variants: Arrah
Military history
Siege of Arrah 1857
External links
- Arrah Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- "Mofussil Stations: No X - Arrah" page 141 The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, Volume 13, New Series January-April 1834. Google Books.
- Two Months in Arrah in 1857 by John James Hall, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army, and late Assistant-Surgeon at the Civil Station of Arrah. 1860 Archive.org. A part of the Indian Mutiny. Includes a short account of life for the British in the Civil Station of Arrah prior to this period.